Harris County
Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, and was estimated to be 5,045,026 in 2025, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States. The county was founded on December 22, 1836 and organized on March 10, 1837. It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. It contains over 16% of the state's population. Harris County is included in the nine-county Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
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Cities and towns 28
- City of Baytown pop. 82,480
- City of Bellaire pop. 16,983
- City of Deer Park pop. 33,676
- City of El Lago pop. 3,006
- City of Galena Park pop. 10,461
- City of Houston pop. 2,288,250
- City of Humble pop. 16,396
- City of Hunters Creek Village pop. 4,314
- City of Jacinto City pop. 9,378
- City of Jersey Village pop. 7,731
- City of Katy pop. 24,005
- City of La Porte pop. 35,964
- City of Morgans Point pop. 271
- City of Nassau Bay pop. 5,213
- City of Pasadena pop. 148,626
- City of Seabrook pop. 13,560
- City of Shoreacres pop. 1,530
- City of South Houston pop. 15,878
- City of Southside Place pop. 1,826
- City of Tomball pop. 12,810
- City of Webster pop. 12,193
- City of West University Place pop. 14,724
- Village of Bunker Hill pop. 3,761
- Village of Hedwig pop. 2,328
- Village of Hilshire pop. 806
- Village of Piney Point pop. 3,072
- Village of Spring Valley pop. 4,217
- Village of Taylor Lake pop. 3,617
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 175891
- FIPS state
- 48
- FIPS county
- 201
- FIPS place
- 99201
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF HARRIS
- Mailing address
- 1001 PRESTON ST, HOUSTON 77002